Chiu Fan Lee
@leebiophysics.bsky.social
PI of the Universality in Biology research group in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London
Group link: https://clee.bg-research.cc.ic.ac.uk/index.html
Group link: https://clee.bg-research.cc.ic.ac.uk/index.html
New bioRxiv preprint! We propose a viscosity-mediated signal amplification mechanism for left–right symmetry breaking in the mouse node. Secreted macromolecules boost near-surface viscosity, amplifying torque on sensory cilia.
With @vermotlab.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
With @vermotlab.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
January 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
New bioRxiv preprint! We propose a viscosity-mediated signal amplification mechanism for left–right symmetry breaking in the mouse node. Secreted macromolecules boost near-surface viscosity, amplifying torque on sensory cilia.
With @vermotlab.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
With @vermotlab.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Abstract deadline coming up tomorrow for this exciting Symposium in Mainz 👇
Registrations are now open for the 1st International Symposium on Polymer Concepts in Cellular Function
📍Venue: Gonsberg Lounge, Mainz
📅 Dates: 4–6 Mar. 2026
🗓️ Registration & Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 Jan. 2026
Register: crc1551.com/sfb1551-inte...
We look forward to welcoming you in Mainz!
📍Venue: Gonsberg Lounge, Mainz
📅 Dates: 4–6 Mar. 2026
🗓️ Registration & Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 Jan. 2026
Register: crc1551.com/sfb1551-inte...
We look forward to welcoming you in Mainz!
January 14, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Abstract deadline coming up tomorrow for this exciting Symposium in Mainz 👇
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Happy New Year All! Just a note that we will be resuming our UK Biomolecular Condensates Seminar Series on Friday 6th February (1-2 pm). Please make a note in your diary of the upcoming dates - programme to follow shortly! @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Happy New Year All! Just a note that we will be resuming our UK Biomolecular Condensates Seminar Series on Friday 6th February (1-2 pm). Please make a note in your diary of the upcoming dates - programme to follow shortly! @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
New on arXiv! In the ordered phase of polar active fluids, we identify two types of hydrodynamic instabilities and uncover four critical points, including two new nonequilibrium criticalities -> Roadmap for discovering new universality classes. With P Jentsch @embl.org
arxiv.org/abs/2512.18846
arxiv.org/abs/2512.18846
January 2, 2026 at 1:29 PM
New on arXiv! In the ordered phase of polar active fluids, we identify two types of hydrodynamic instabilities and uncover four critical points, including two new nonequilibrium criticalities -> Roadmap for discovering new universality classes. With P Jentsch @embl.org
arxiv.org/abs/2512.18846
arxiv.org/abs/2512.18846
New on arXiv! Vertex model mechanics explains why epithelia often form centroidal Voronoi tilings. We give the first analytic link and show how physiologic stretch drives CVT-like order, with image-level diagnostics. With Sulaimaan Lim & @jvermot.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2512.13116
arxiv.org/abs/2512.13116
December 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New on arXiv! Vertex model mechanics explains why epithelia often form centroidal Voronoi tilings. We give the first analytic link and show how physiologic stretch drives CVT-like order, with image-level diagnostics. With Sulaimaan Lim & @jvermot.bsky.social
arxiv.org/abs/2512.13116
arxiv.org/abs/2512.13116
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Only a few days until our UK Biomolecular Condensates Network symposium in Sheffield!! So excited!! www.ukcondensates.co.uk/1st-uk-biomo...
UK Condensates - 1st UK Biomolecular Condensate Network Symposium
1st UK Biomolecular Condensate Network symposium
www.ukcondensates.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Only a few days until our UK Biomolecular Condensates Network symposium in Sheffield!! So excited!! www.ukcondensates.co.uk/1st-uk-biomo...
Excited to share that Li Shen and I are recruiting for a fully funded PhD studentship (UK home rates). If you’re interested in the principles of pattern formation and machine learning, this could be a great fit.
Full details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Full details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
PhD Studentship in the Machine Learning of Pattern Formation at Imperial College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD Studentship in the Machine Learning of Pattern Formation at Imperial College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Excited to share that Li Shen and I are recruiting for a fully funded PhD studentship (UK home rates). If you’re interested in the principles of pattern formation and machine learning, this could be a great fit.
Full details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Full details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Delighted to announce “Hydrodynamic Approaches to Active Matter: Successes and Future Challenges”, will now take place on 6–10 October 2025 at @mpipks.bsky.social, on the occasion of John Toner’s 71st birthday. We hope you will join us.
www.pks.mpg.de/haam26
www.pks.mpg.de/haam26
December 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Delighted to announce “Hydrodynamic Approaches to Active Matter: Successes and Future Challenges”, will now take place on 6–10 October 2025 at @mpipks.bsky.social, on the occasion of John Toner’s 71st birthday. We hope you will join us.
www.pks.mpg.de/haam26
www.pks.mpg.de/haam26
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Registrations are now open for the 1st International Symposium on Polymer Concepts in Cellular Function
📍Venue: Gonsberg Lounge, Mainz
📅 Dates: 4–6 Mar. 2026
🗓️ Registration & Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 Jan. 2026
Register: crc1551.com/sfb1551-inte...
We look forward to welcoming you in Mainz!
📍Venue: Gonsberg Lounge, Mainz
📅 Dates: 4–6 Mar. 2026
🗓️ Registration & Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 Jan. 2026
Register: crc1551.com/sfb1551-inte...
We look forward to welcoming you in Mainz!
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Registrations are now open for the 1st International Symposium on Polymer Concepts in Cellular Function
📍Venue: Gonsberg Lounge, Mainz
📅 Dates: 4–6 Mar. 2026
🗓️ Registration & Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 Jan. 2026
Register: crc1551.com/sfb1551-inte...
We look forward to welcoming you in Mainz!
📍Venue: Gonsberg Lounge, Mainz
📅 Dates: 4–6 Mar. 2026
🗓️ Registration & Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 Jan. 2026
Register: crc1551.com/sfb1551-inte...
We look forward to welcoming you in Mainz!
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Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (5th December, 1 pm GMT) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (all are welcome to come and listen). @rcollepardo.bsky.social and Yvonne Nyathi will be our speakers. @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (5th December, 1 pm GMT) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (all are welcome to come and listen). @rcollepardo.bsky.social and Yvonne Nyathi will be our speakers. @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
Delighted to share our new preprint!
With Gabriel Legrand, we uncover two distinct Lifshitz points in an Active Malthusian Ising model and reveal their universal behavior using renormalization group analysis.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.02566
With Gabriel Legrand, we uncover two distinct Lifshitz points in an Active Malthusian Ising model and reveal their universal behavior using renormalization group analysis.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.02566
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Delighted to share our new preprint!
With Gabriel Legrand, we uncover two distinct Lifshitz points in an Active Malthusian Ising model and reveal their universal behavior using renormalization group analysis.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.02566
With Gabriel Legrand, we uncover two distinct Lifshitz points in an Active Malthusian Ising model and reveal their universal behavior using renormalization group analysis.
arxiv.org/abs/2511.02566
Reposted by Chiu Fan Lee
The call for our 2026 Distinguished PKS Postdoctoral Fellow is now open! Distinguished PKS postdoctoral fellows appear personally along with the departments and groups on the main research page of the institute. You can apply here: www.pks.mpg.de/PKSFellow26
Deadline is the 21st of November
Deadline is the 21st of November
October 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The call for our 2026 Distinguished PKS Postdoctoral Fellow is now open! Distinguished PKS postdoctoral fellows appear personally along with the departments and groups on the main research page of the institute. You can apply here: www.pks.mpg.de/PKSFellow26
Deadline is the 21st of November
Deadline is the 21st of November
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Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (3rd October, 1 pm BST) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (All are welcome to come and listen). @danbose.bsky.social @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (3rd October, 1 pm BST) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (All are welcome to come and listen). @danbose.bsky.social @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
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A fully funded Cambridge Biosciences DTP PhD position with @delladavid-lab.bsky.social (and me!!) - if you are interested in #Proteostasis and #Aging, please check it out!!!
🔬We have a fully funded Cambridge Biosciences DTP PhD postion to study #Proteostasis and #Aging in colloboration with @jrkumita.bsky.social @Pharmacology. Details on the project ▶️https://tinyurl.com/2zhkjjhs + bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/how-apply . Please RT.
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September 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A fully funded Cambridge Biosciences DTP PhD position with @delladavid-lab.bsky.social (and me!!) - if you are interested in #Proteostasis and #Aging, please check it out!!!
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Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (5th September, 1 pm BST) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (All are welcome to come and listen). Dr. Tatyana Shelkovnikova and Dr. Stefano Bo will be presenting! @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (5th September, 1 pm BST) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (All are welcome to come and listen). Dr. Tatyana Shelkovnikova and Dr. Stefano Bo will be presenting! @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
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✨ How do bird flocks form or diseases emerge?
Join the brand-new EMBO | EMBL Symposium #EESCollectivity and explore how collective behaviours arise from fundamental principles across biological systems 🧬🦠🐒
💻 s.embl.org/ees26-01-bl
✒️ Submit your abstract by 18 Nov
Join the brand-new EMBO | EMBL Symposium #EESCollectivity and explore how collective behaviours arise from fundamental principles across biological systems 🧬🦠🐒
💻 s.embl.org/ees26-01-bl
✒️ Submit your abstract by 18 Nov
August 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
✨ How do bird flocks form or diseases emerge?
Join the brand-new EMBO | EMBL Symposium #EESCollectivity and explore how collective behaviours arise from fundamental principles across biological systems 🧬🦠🐒
💻 s.embl.org/ees26-01-bl
✒️ Submit your abstract by 18 Nov
Join the brand-new EMBO | EMBL Symposium #EESCollectivity and explore how collective behaviours arise from fundamental principles across biological systems 🧬🦠🐒
💻 s.embl.org/ees26-01-bl
✒️ Submit your abstract by 18 Nov
Come join us at Imperial College!
Assistant/Associate Professor in Life Sciences
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Assistant/Associate Professor in Life Sciences
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August 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Come join us at Imperial College!
Assistant/Associate Professor in Life Sciences
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Assistant/Associate Professor in Life Sciences
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Delighted to share a bioRxiv preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
where we discuss how to optimise dual-pulse labelling experiments, crucial to the study of cell cycle dynamics!
where we discuss how to optimise dual-pulse labelling experiments, crucial to the study of cell cycle dynamics!
August 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Delighted to share a bioRxiv preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
where we discuss how to optimise dual-pulse labelling experiments, crucial to the study of cell cycle dynamics!
where we discuss how to optimise dual-pulse labelling experiments, crucial to the study of cell cycle dynamics!
Reposted by Chiu Fan Lee
Take a look at this dual role as Team Leader, where you will lead the Genomics Core Facility service group, and have an independent research team, developing and applying cutting edge genomics methods.
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/d...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/d...
August 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Take a look at this dual role as Team Leader, where you will lead the Genomics Core Facility service group, and have an independent research team, developing and applying cutting edge genomics methods.
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/d...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/d...
Delighted to share a new preprint in which Matt Wong and I found a new universality class (UC) that supersedes the Wilson-Fisher UC in describing the critical behaviour of an active Ising model!
arxiv.org/abs/2507.06068
arxiv.org/abs/2507.06068
July 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Delighted to share a new preprint in which Matt Wong and I found a new universality class (UC) that supersedes the Wilson-Fisher UC in describing the critical behaviour of an active Ising model!
arxiv.org/abs/2507.06068
arxiv.org/abs/2507.06068
Reposted by Chiu Fan Lee
Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (4th July, 1pm GMT) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (All are welcome to come and listen!) www.ukcondensates.co.uk/monthly-netw... @leebiophysics.bsky.social Alex Borodavka @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (4th July, 1pm GMT) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (All are welcome to come and listen!) www.ukcondensates.co.uk/monthly-netw... @leebiophysics.bsky.social Alex Borodavka @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
Reposted by Chiu Fan Lee
Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (4th July, 1pm GMT) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (All are welcome to come and listen!) www.ukcondensates.co.uk/monthly-netw... @leebiophysics.bsky.social Alex Borodavka @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
UK Condensates - Monthly Network Seminar Series
Monthly network seminar series
www.ukcondensates.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Come join us for the next monthly on-line seminar (4th July, 1pm GMT) aimed to connect the UK Biomolecular Condensate community (All are welcome to come and listen!) www.ukcondensates.co.uk/monthly-netw... @leebiophysics.bsky.social Alex Borodavka @physicsoflifeuk.bsky.social
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Welcome to the Biological Physics of Biomolecular Condensates: Bridging Theory and Experiment (#biomol-c25) Conference at #KITP
Learn more at: buff.ly/HHQAdGh
If you are unable to attend in person or want to revisit any talks, recorded sessions are available to watch at: buff.ly/ufXjSxG 🧪
Learn more at: buff.ly/HHQAdGh
If you are unable to attend in person or want to revisit any talks, recorded sessions are available to watch at: buff.ly/ufXjSxG 🧪
June 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Welcome to the Biological Physics of Biomolecular Condensates: Bridging Theory and Experiment (#biomol-c25) Conference at #KITP
Learn more at: buff.ly/HHQAdGh
If you are unable to attend in person or want to revisit any talks, recorded sessions are available to watch at: buff.ly/ufXjSxG 🧪
Learn more at: buff.ly/HHQAdGh
If you are unable to attend in person or want to revisit any talks, recorded sessions are available to watch at: buff.ly/ufXjSxG 🧪
Reposted by Chiu Fan Lee
Delighted to share the May 2025 Newletters of the IOP Biological Physics Group below:
sites.google.com/view/biologi...
sites.google.com/view/biologi...
Biological Physics Group UK - Newsletters
Current newsletter
sites.google.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Delighted to share the May 2025 Newletters of the IOP Biological Physics Group below:
sites.google.com/view/biologi...
sites.google.com/view/biologi...
Delighted to share my preprint below with Leiming Chen and John Toner, in which we connect chiral active fluids, time crystals, and the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang model together!
arxiv.org/abs/2506.03488
arxiv.org/abs/2506.03488
Only the Ambidextrous Can Flock: Two-dimensional Chiral Malthusian Flocks, Time crystals, and the KPZ Equation
We study two-dimensional chiral dry Malthusian flocks; that is, chiral polar-ordered active matter with neither number nor momentum conservation. In the absence of fluctuations, these form a "time cry...
arxiv.org
June 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Delighted to share my preprint below with Leiming Chen and John Toner, in which we connect chiral active fluids, time crystals, and the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang model together!
arxiv.org/abs/2506.03488
arxiv.org/abs/2506.03488